One point of interest: in the core series, as long as you consider diamond, pearl and platinum color shades, these are the first Pocket Monster games that are not named after colors.

The three starters look to be Chespin (the Grass type), Fennekin (the Fire type), and Froakie (the Water type). You can sneak a peek at them, along with some in-game screenshots and the (probable) two new legendaries, below.

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The games are getting a worldwide release in October 2013.

You can watch the Nintendo Direct featuring the games in English here.